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We’ve all been there: you’re building a chat experience and end up spending way too much time on UI glue - message bubbles, room lists, typing indicators… all before you even get to the good part: real-time logic. So today, we’re launching a set of lightweight, flexible UI components built for React and powered by Ably Chat.

Some data problems are universal — like dealing with unstructured data. At Bystronic, a global leader in sheet metal processing, we have mountains of it. From technical documentation to sales decks, HR policies, and IT knowledge bases, data is scattered across folders, servers, and systems. Industry research shows that 80% of enterprise data is unstructured, meaning it’s often invisible to the teams that need it most. As a result, up to 68% of that data goes unused. The impact is real.

In an age of unprecedented video game popularity, the digital realm has emerged as a pivotal centre for entertainment, social engagement, and immersive enjoyment. This trend is reflected on a massive scale, with the global gaming population projected to reach 3.32 billion players worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic further expedited this growth.

Data is the backbone of modern business, and in the dynamic retail landscape, harnessing this power through retail data analytics isn't just an advantage, it's essential. With the right business intelligence (BI) tool, retailers can transform vast amounts of transactional data into actionable insights, helping optimize operations significantly. Gone are the days when intuition alone sufficed.

For many organizations, achieving effective dashboard design is a recurring problem. Simply put, a lot of effort is likely going into creating dashboards your intended audience don’t even look at. However, it's a problem that can be easily remedied following a few core principles.

In certain sectors, such as healthcare data is not just valuable—it's SACRED. The same goes for data analytics in the healthcare sector, where the stakes are incredibly high. Healthcare data analytics consists of the systematic analysis of any health-related data that can be used not only to improve patient care, but also to find a way to improve healthcare ops and make informed decisions based on the analysis of said data.

Ever spend hours debugging mobile web tests only to have them fail in production? Join the club. What works flawlessly on your desktop can turn into a nightmare on mobile browsers. As mobile web usage continues to rise, ensuring your site performs well across all devices is more important than ever, driving the need for robust mobile testing solutions. But here’s the thing: Playwright for mobile web testing changes everything.

We're happy to announce the 3.5 release of Kong Ingress Controller (KIC). This release includes the graduation of combined services to General Availability, support for connection draining, as well as the start of deprecating support for some Ingress types as we help move customers to the Kubernetes Gateway API. Let’s get into more details about these!

We’re excited to announce the beta support for Mesh Manager in the Konnect Terraform Provider — a new tool that brings the power of infrastructure-as-code to Kong’s Service Mesh management platform. This provider enables engineering teams to declaratively manage Konnect Mesh resources using HashiCorp Terraform.